Right now, local time in Sankwala is 23:54 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Sankwala ranks #159242 worldwide by population and #486 in Nigeria.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Lagos GMT+1
- UTC offset
- UTC+01:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 7m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:11
- Sunset
- 18:04
- Day length
- 11h 53m
- Solar noon
- 12:07
- Daylight range
- 11h 45m (winter) – 12h 30m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 46% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Sankwala — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 6.5475° N, 9.2226° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Cross River State
- Country
- 🇳🇬 Nigeria
- Population
- 0 · #159242 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Sankwala through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 6.55° S, 170.78° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Atafu Village, Tokelau, about 293 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 11:54 GMT+13 (Pacific/Fakaofo)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Sankwala today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:59
- Sunrise
- 06:10
- Dhuhr
- 12:08
- Asr
- 15:28
- Maghrib
- 18:03
- Isha
- 19:10
- Qibla direction
- 60.2° from north (ENE (60°))
Full prayer timetable for Sankwala — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Sankwala sits in the Africa/Lagos time zone, UTC+01:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 53m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 927 cities we cover in Nigeria.
Sankwala's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 4,749 km away; even Sydney lies some 15,069 km off. Its position on the globe is 6.55° N, 9.22° E, and the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth is described in the antipode section below.
Time difference with major cities
| Los Angeles | 14:54 | −9h |
| Chicago | 16:54 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 19:54 | −4h |
| London | 22:54 | −1h |
| Paris | 23:54 | same time |
| Moscow | 01:54 | +2h |
| Dubai | 02:54 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 04:24 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 06:54 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 06:54 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 07:54 | +8h |
| Sydney | 09:54 | +10h |
Best time to call Sankwala
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Sankwala local time:
Cities sharing Sankwala's time zone
- LagosNG
- KanoNG
- IbadanNG
- AbujaNG
- Port HarcourtNG
- KadunaNG
- Benin CityNG
- OnitshaNG
Distances from Sankwala
| Paris | 4,749 km | N (353°) |
| London | 5,073 km | N (352°) |
| Dubai | 5,313 km | ENE (62°) |
| Moscow | 6,019 km | NNE (19°) |
| São Paulo | 6,922 km | WSW (239°) |
| Mumbai | 7,004 km | ENE (72°) |
| Chicago | 10,085 km | NW (312°) |
| Singapore | 10,498 km | E (88°) |
| Hong Kong | 11,250 km | ENE (66°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,888 km | NW (313°) |
| Tokyo | 13,032 km | NE (44°) |
| Sydney | 15,069 km | SE (133°) |
Cities near Sankwala
FAQ
What time is it in Sankwala right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Sankwala (Nigeria), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Sankwala in?
Sankwala runs on the Africa/Lagos IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Sankwala observe daylight saving time?
Sankwala does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Sankwala today?
Sankwala sees sunrise at 06:11 and sunset at 18:04 today, giving 11h 53m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Sankwala tonight?
The moon phase over Sankwala tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 45.5% illumination.
What is the antipode of Sankwala?
The antipode of Sankwala — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 6.55° S, 170.78° W. It falls on land, near Atafu Village, Tokelau, about 293 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Sankwala?
Sankwala lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Sankwala?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Sankwala, clocks run about 7 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.